02 Jan 1951
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death
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William Campion, English colonel and politician, 21st Governor of Western Australia (b. 1870) |
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03 Jan 1951
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death
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Fred Barlow: Composer, dies at 69
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05 Jan 1951
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death
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Andrei P Platonov: Russian Author (Prok, Kotlovan), dies at 51
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05 Jan 1951
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death
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Seo Jae-pil, South Korean-American journalist and activist (b. 1864) |
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05 Jan 1951
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death
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Andrei Platonov, Russian author (b. 1899) |
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07 Jan 1951
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death
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Johanna C H "Nelly" Bodenheim: Painter (Luilekkerland), dies at 76
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07 Jan 1951
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death
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René Guénon, French-Egyptian philosopher and author (b. 1886) |
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10 Jan 1951
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death
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Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist and academic (b. 1890) |
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10 Jan 1951
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death
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Sinclair Lewis, American author and playwright; Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1885) |
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10 Jan 1951
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death
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Harry Sinclair Lewis US writer (Nobel 1930), dies at 65
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10 Jan 1951
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death
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Athos Palma composer, dies at 59
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14 Jan 1951
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death
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Gregorios Xenopoulos, Greek author, journalist, and playwright (b. 1867) |
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15 Jan 1951
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death
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Nikolai Vekšin, Estonian-Russian captain and sailor (b. 1887) |
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17 Jan 1951
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death
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Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, Indian poet, playwright, and director (b. 1903) |
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18 Jan 1951
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death
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Amy Carmichael, Irish-Indian missionary (b. 1867) |
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18 Jan 1951
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death
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Robert Mark US chairman (Caste World Congress), dies at 41
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19 Jan 1951
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death
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Wilhelm Sch
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19 Jan 1951
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death
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Constantin Nottara composer, dies at 60
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22 Jan 1951
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death
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Lawson Robertson, Scottish-American sprinter and high jumper (b. 1883) |
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22 Jan 1951
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death
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Karl Nessler, German-American hairdresser; invented the Perm (b. 1872) |
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22 Jan 1951
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death
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Eastwood Lane composer, dies at 71
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27 Jan 1951
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death
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Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Finnish field marshal and politician; 6th President of Finland (b. 1867) |
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29 Jan 1951
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death
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Frank Tarrant, Australian cricketer and umpire (b. 1880) |
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29 Jan 1951
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death
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James Bridie [Osborne Henry Mavor], dramatist, dies
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30 Jan 1951
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death
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Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian-German engineer and businessman; founded Porsche (b. 1875) |
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06 Feb 1951
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death
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Gabby Street, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1882) |
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09 Feb 1951
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death
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Eddy Duchin, American pianist, bandleader, and actor (b. 1910) |
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10 Feb 1951
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death
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Joseph Bovet composer, dies at 71
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13 Feb 1951
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death
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Lloyd C. Douglas, American minister and author (b. 1877) |
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16 Feb 1951
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death
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Henri Velge 1st chairman (Belgian Council of State), dies at 65
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17 Feb 1951
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death
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Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan composer, dies at 94
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18 Feb 1951
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death
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Piet A W Hopmans bishop of Breda (Crusade), dies at 85
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19 Feb 1951
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death
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Andre[-Paul-Guillaume] Gide: French writer (Nobel 1947), dies at 82
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19 Feb 1951
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death
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Andr
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20 Feb 1951
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death
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Howard Brockway composer, dies at 80
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21 Feb 1951
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death
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Anton Roemer Dutch actor (Gay Death), dies at 63
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06 Mar 1951
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death
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Volodymyr Vynnychenko, Ukrainian playwright and politician, Prime Minister of Ukraine (b. 1880) |
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06 Mar 1951
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death
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Ivor Novello, Welsh singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1893) |
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07 Mar 1951
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death
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Ali Razmara: Shah of Iran (1950-51), assassinated
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07 Mar 1951
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death
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Shah Ali Razmara: Of Iran, assassinated
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08 Mar 1951
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death
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Honeymoon Killers: Dies in electric chair
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08 Mar 1951
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death
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John Winter Thompson: Composer, dies at 83
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08 Mar 1951
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death
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Raymond Fernandez, American murderer (b. 1914) |
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08 Mar 1951
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death
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Martha Beck, American murderer (b. 1920) |
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10 Mar 1951
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death
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Kijūrō Shidehara, Japanese lawyer and politician, 44th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1872) |
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11 Mar 1951
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death
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János Zsupánek, Slovene poet and author (b. 1861) |
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11 Mar 1951
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death
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Philippe of Isacker Belgian minister, dies at 66
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13 Mar 1951
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death
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Alfred Hugenberg German Roman Catholic president-director of Krupp/media magnate, dies
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13 Mar 1951
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death
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James I Wedgwood British theosophist/Catholic bishop, dies at 67
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19 Mar 1951
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death
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H Zur M
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20 Mar 1951
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death
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Jan Ingenhoven composer, dies at 74
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20 Mar 1951
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death
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Kathleen Lockhart Manning composer, dies at 60
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21 Mar 1951
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death
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Willem Mengelberg, Dutch conductor and composer (b. 1871) |
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22 Mar 1951
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death
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J Willem Mengelberg Dutch conductor (Matth
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25 Mar 1951
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death
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Eddie Collins, American baseball player and manager (b. 1887) |
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25 Mar 1951
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death
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Edward Collins Hall of Fame infielder (White Sox, A's), dies at 63
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26 Mar 1951
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death
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James F. Hinkle, American banker and politician, 6th Governor of New Mexico (b. 1864) |
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27 Mar 1951
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death
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Ida Roland, Austrian-German actress (b. 1881) |
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31 Mar 1951
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death
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Ralph Forbes actor (Riptide, Shock, Shock), dies at 45
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02 Apr 1951
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death
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Simon Barere: Pianist, dies while perfoming at Carnegie Hall
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03 Apr 1951
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death
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Johannes C Kielstra: Dut economist / gov (Suriname 1933-44), dies at 72
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03 Apr 1951
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death
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Henrik Visnapuu, Estonian poet and playwright (b. 1890) |
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04 Apr 1951
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death
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George Albert Smith, American religious leader, 8th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1870) |
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05 Apr 1951
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death
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Edward Rigby: Dies at 72
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06 Apr 1951
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death
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Halfdan Cleve: Composer, dies at 71
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09 Apr 1951
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death
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Sadiq Hidajat: Persian writer (Hadji Aga)
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09 Apr 1951
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death
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Vilhelm F K Bjerknes: Norwegian / US physicist / meteorology, dies at 89
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09 Apr 1951
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death
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Vilhelm Bjerknes, Norwegian physicist and meteorologist (b. 1862) |
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12 Apr 1951
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death
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Harold Vincent Milligan composer, dies at 62
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14 Apr 1951
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death
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Al Christie, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1881) |
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16 Apr 1951
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death
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Emile Erens Dutch hagiographer (Pastor of Ars), dies at 85
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20 Apr 1951
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death
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Ivanoe Bonomi, Italian politician, 25th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1873) |
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22 Apr 1951
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death
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Horace Donisthorpe, English myrmecologist and coleopterist (b. 1870) |
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22 Apr 1951
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death
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Stanley Ridges actor (possessed, Sergeant York, Mr Ace), dies at 59
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23 Apr 1951
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death
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Charles G. Dawes, American banker and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865) |
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23 Apr 1951
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death
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Jules Berry, French actor and director (b. 1883) |
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25 Apr 1951
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death
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Jerzy Fitelberg composer, dies at 47
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26 Apr 1951
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death
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Arnold Sommerfeld, German physicist and academic (b. 1868) |
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26 Apr 1951
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death
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John Alden Carpenter US composer (Sea Drift), dies at 75
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27 Apr 1951
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death
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Philip Albert Myburgh Hands cricketer (7 Tests for South Africa), dies
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29 Apr 1951
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death
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Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian-English philosopher and academic (b. 1889) |
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29 Apr 1951
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death
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Jules Verstraete [Julien G de Graef] actor (Boefje), dies at 67
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29 Apr 1951
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death
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Ludwig J J Wittgenstein Austria/English philosopher, dies at 62
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05 May 1951
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death
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Eddie Dunn: Comedian (Face to Face, Spin the Picture), dies at 54
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06 May 1951
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death
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Élie Cartan, French mathematician and physicist (b. 1869) |
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07 May 1951
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death
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Warner Baxter, American actor and singer (b. 1889) |
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09 May 1951
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death
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Marie Ault: Dies at 80
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12 May 1951
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death
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Oscar DePriest (Representative-D-IL), dies at 80
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13 May 1951
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death
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Marianne [Goudeket-]Philips author (Issue Beukennoot), dies at 65
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17 May 1951
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death
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William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood, Indian-English field marshal (b. 1865) |
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17 May 1951
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death
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Karl Heinrich David composer, dies at 66
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24 May 1951
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death
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Thomas N. Heffron, American actor, director, screenwriter (b. 1872) |
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25 May 1951
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death
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Paula von Preradović, Croatian poet and author (b. 1887) |
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26 May 1951
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death
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Lincoln Ellsworth, American explorer (b. 1880) |
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27 May 1951
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death
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Thomas Blamey soldier, dies
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29 May 1951
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death
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Fanny Brice, American singer and comedian (b. 1891) |
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29 May 1951
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death
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Dimitrios Levidis, Greek-French composer (b. 1885) |
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29 May 1951
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death
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Josef Bohuslav Foerster composer, dies at 91
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29 May 1951
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death
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Robert Kahn composer, dies at 85
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30 May 1951
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death
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Hermann Broch, Austrian-American author (b. 1886) |
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01 Jun 1951
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death
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Rafael Altamira Crevea: Spanish lawyer / historian, dies at 85
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02 Jun 1951
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death
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Alain [Emile-Auguste Chartier]: French philosopher, dies at 83
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02 Jun 1951
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death
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John Erskine: US writer / Poet / pianist (Venus Love Goddess), dies at 71
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02 Jun 1951
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death
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Ernst Pittschau, German actor (b. 1883) |
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04 Jun 1951
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death
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Serge Koussevitsky: Conductor / composer, dies at 76
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04 Jun 1951
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death
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Serge Koussevitzky, Russian-American bassist, composer, and conductor (b. 1874) |
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06 Jun 1951
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death
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Olive Tell, American actress (b. 1894) |
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07 Jun 1951
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death
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Bobel, Braune, Naumann, Ohlendorf, Pohl, Schallenmair and Otto Schmidt: Nazi war criminals, hanged
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08 Jun 1951
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death
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Eugène Fiset, Canadian physician, general, and politician, 18th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1874) |
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08 Jun 1951
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death
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Oswald Pohl, German SS officer (b. 1892) |
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13 Jun 1951
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death
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Ben Chifley, Australian politician, 16th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1885) |
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14 Jun 1951
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death
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Hendrik Baels: Belgian politician, dies at 73
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17 Jun 1951
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death
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Carl Vogler: Composer, dies at 77
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19 Jun 1951
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death
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Angelos Sikelianos, Greek poet and playwright (b. 1884) |
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21 Jun 1951
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death
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Charles Dillon Perrine, American astronomer (b. 1867) |
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21 Jun 1951
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death
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Gustave Sandras, French gymnast (b. 1872) |
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23 Jun 1951
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death
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Armin Knab: German Composer (Wunderhorn), dies at 70
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29 Jun 1951
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death
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Aimilios Veakis, Greek actor (b. 1884) |
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30 Jun 1951
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death
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Yrjö Saarela, Finnish wrestler (b. 1884) |
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02 Jul 1951
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death
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Earnest F Sauerbruch: German Nazi / surgeon, dies at 75
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06 Jul 1951
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death
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Josef Huttel: Composer, dies at 57
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09 Jul 1951
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death
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Jorgen Bentzon: Composer, dies at 54
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09 Jul 1951
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death
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Harry Heilmann, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1894) |
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13 Jul 1951
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death
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Arnold Schoenberg, Austrian-American composer and painter (b. 1874) |
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19 Jul 1951
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death
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Max Ettinger: Composer, dies at 77
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20 Jul 1951
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death
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Mustafa Shuqri Ashu: Tailor / murderer of King Abdullah, shot to death
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20 Jul 1951
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death
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Abdullah I of Jordan (b. 1882) |
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20 Jul 1951
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death
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Wilhelm, German Crown Prince (b. 1882) |
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20 Jul 1951
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death
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Abdullah Ibn Hussein Jordan's King assassinated in Jerusalem
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23 Jul 1951
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death
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Robert Joseph Flaherty: Documentary film maker
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23 Jul 1951
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death
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Robert J. Flaherty, American director and producer (b. 1884) |
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23 Jul 1951
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death
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Philippe Pétain, French general and politician, 119th Prime Minister of France (b. 1856) |
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23 Jul 1951
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death
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Henri Philippe P
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27 Jul 1951
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death
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Paul Kogerman, Estonian chemist and politician, 22nd Estonian Minister of Education (b. 1891) |
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31 Jul 1951
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death
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J of Oudshoorn [John K Feylbrief]: Writer (Maze of Sentences)
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02 Aug 1951
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death
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John Paine, American target shooter (b. 1870) |
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11 Aug 1951
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death
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Ebbe Hamerik: Composer, dies at 52
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14 Aug 1951
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death
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William Randolph Hearst, American publisher and politician, founded the Hearst Corporation (b. 1863) |
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15 Aug 1951
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death
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Artur Schnabel, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1882) |
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16 Aug 1951
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death
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Louis Jouvet, French actor and director (b. 1887) |
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21 Aug 1951
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death
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(Leonard) Constant Lambert: English Composer (Rio Grande), dies at 45
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28 Aug 1951
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death
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Robert Walker: Actor / writer (Bataan, Madame Curie), dies at 32
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29 Aug 1951
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death
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Sydney Chapman, English economist and civil servant (b. 1871) |
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30 Aug 1951
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death
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Konstantin Märska, Estonian director and cinematographer (b. 1896) |
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01 Sep 1951
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death
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Wolfgang Schulze [Wols]: German drawer / painter, dies at 38
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03 Sep 1951
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death
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Robert Franz Richard Hernried: Composer, dies at 67
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06 Sep 1951
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death
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James W. Gerard, American lawyer and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Germany (b. 1867) |
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07 Sep 1951
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death
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Maria Montez, Dominican-French actress (b. 1912) |
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07 Sep 1951
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death
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John French Sloan, American painter (b. 1871) |
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08 Sep 1951
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death
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Jurgen Stroop: Nazi commander of Warsaw Ghetto, executed
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09 Sep 1951
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death
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Cecil Gray: Composer, dies at 56
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09 Sep 1951
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death
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Gibson Gowland: Actor (Greed), dies at 74
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10 Sep 1951
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death
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Giuseppe Mule: Composer, dies at 66
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14 Sep 1951
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death
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Fritz Busch, German conductor and director (b. 1890) |
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15 Sep 1951
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death
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Jacinto Guerrero: Composer, dies at 56
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17 Sep 1951
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death
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Jimmy Yancey, American pianist and composer (b. 1898) |
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18 Sep 1951
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death
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John Douglas Cockcroft: Physicist
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18 Sep 1951
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death
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Gelett Burgess, American author and poet (b. 1866) |
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24 Sep 1951
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death
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Georges Rency: Belgian Poet / literature, dies at 75
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24 Sep 1951
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death
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Phillippus Paracelsus physician/alchemist, dies at 48
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26 Sep 1951
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death
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Hans Cloos, German geologist and academic (b. 1885) |
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29 Sep 1951
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death
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Bradley Barker
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29 Sep 1951
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death
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Thomas Cahill, American soccer player and coach (b. 1864) |
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01 Oct 1951
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death
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Peter McWilliam, Scottish-English footballer and manager (b. 1878) |
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04 Oct 1951
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death
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Henrietta Lacks, American medical patient (b. 1920) |
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04 Oct 1951
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death
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Willie Moretti, Italian-American gangster (b. 1894) |
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06 Oct 1951
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death
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Henry Gurney: British high commissioner to Malaya, assassinated
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06 Oct 1951
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death
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Will Keith Kellogg, American businessman, founded the Kellogg Company (b. 1860) |
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06 Oct 1951
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death
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Otto Fritz Meyerhof, German-American physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1884) |
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07 Oct 1951
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death
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Anton F Philips: CEO (Philips), dies at 77
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07 Oct 1951
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death
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Anton Philips, Dutch businessman, co-founded Philips (b. 1874) |
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12 Oct 1951
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death
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Simon Kimbangu / Kibangu: Congo prophet, dies in captivity at 62
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16 Oct 1951
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death
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Liaquat Ali Khan, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan (b 1895) |
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29 Oct 1951
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death
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De Raymond: French High Director of Cambodia, murdered
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29 Oct 1951
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death
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Robert G Aitken: US astronomer (New General Catalogue), dies at 86
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05 Nov 1951
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death
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Agrippina J Vaganova: Russian ballet dancers / pegagoge, dies at 72
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05 Nov 1951
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death
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Bedrich Antonin Wiedermann: Composer, dies at 67
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05 Nov 1951
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death
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Reggie Walker, South African runner (b. 1889) |
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09 Nov 1951
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death
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Resurreccion Maria de Azkue: Composer, dies at 87
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09 Nov 1951
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death
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Sigmund Romberg: Hungarian / US Composer (Blossom Time), dies at 64
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13 Nov 1951
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death
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Hugo Leichtentritt: Composer, dies at 77
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13 Nov 1951
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death
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Nikolai Karlovich Metner: Composer, dies at 71
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18 Nov 1951
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death
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John H Van Maarseveen: Dutch Minister of Justice, dies at 57
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18 Nov 1951
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death
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Vaclav Kalik: Composer, dies at 60
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18 Nov 1951
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death
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William Henry Bennett Vodery: Composer, dies at 66
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25 Nov 1951
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death
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Raden Mas Noto Suroto: Indonesian Poet (Wayang Songs), dies at 63
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01 Dec 1951
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death
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Felix Petyrek: Composer, dies at 59
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05 Dec 1951
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death
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Shoeless Joe Jackson, American baseball player and manager (b. 1887) |
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05 Dec 1951
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death
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Abanindranath Tagore, Indian painter, author, and academic (b. 1871) |
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06 Dec 1951
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death
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J Edward Bromberg: Dies at 47
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06 Dec 1951
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death
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Harold Ross, American journalist and publisher, founded The New Yorker (b. 1892) |
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10 Dec 1951
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death
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Algernon Blackwood, English author (b. 1869) |
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12 Dec 1951
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death
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Mildred Bailey, American singer (b. 1907) |
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13 Dec 1951
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death
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Selim Palmgren Finnish pianist/composer (Daniel Hjort), dies at 73
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15 Dec 1951
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death
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Eric Drummond 1st Secretary-General League of Nations (1919-33), dies at 75
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19 Dec 1951
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death
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Barton Yarbrough actor (Dragnet), dies at 51
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22 Dec 1951
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death
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Powell Weaver composer, dies at 61
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23 Dec 1951
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death
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Alfreds Kalnins composer, dies at 72
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23 Dec 1951
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death
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Benito Lynch Irish/Argentine writer (Palo Verde), dies at 66
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25 Dec 1951
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death
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Harry T Moore Florida NAACP official, killed by bomb
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30 Dec 1951
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death
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Jozef E Stokvis Dutch MP (SDAP), dies at 76
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31 Dec 1951
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death
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Maxim M Litvinov [Meyer H Wallach] Russian diplomat, dies at 75
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31 Dec 1951
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death
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Philipp A Kohnstamm Dutch philosopher/physicist, dies at 76
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